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PEW RESEARCH CENTER 2020 NEWS CONSUMPTION SURVEY IPSOS PASSIVE PANEL AND KNOWLEDGE PANEL FINAL TOPLINE JUNE 2 - 11, 2020 N=3,715
NON-METERED RESPONDENTS (IPSOS KNOWLEDGE PANEL)1
ASK ALL
VOL1_CPS In the past 12 months, did you spend any time volunteering for any organization or association?
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
June 2-11 2020 29 Yes 71 No * No answer
ASK IF DOES NOT VOLUNTEER OR DID NOT ANSWER VOL1_CPS (VOL1_CPS=2 OR REFUSED)
VOL2_CPS Some people don’t think of activities they do infrequently or for children’s schools or youth organizations as volunteer activities. In the past 12 months have you done any of these types of activities?
BASED ON NON-METERED WHO SAID NO TO VOL 1 OR REFUSED VOL 1 (VOL1_CPS=2 OR VOL1_CPS=99) [N=1403]
June 2-11 2020 7 Yes 63 No * No answer
1 Note that the Ipsos passive panel and Knowledge Panel used separate statistical weights. Results are thus reported in this topline separately. To see the metered panelist section, go to page xx.
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ASK ALL: SDE Please indicate how well each of the following statements describes you. [RANDOMIZE]
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
Extremely Very Somewhat Not too Not at No well well well well all well answer a. My first impressions of people usually turn out to be right
June 2-11, 2020 11 41 41 5 * 0
b. I am very confident of my judgments 18 52 25 3 1 0 June 2-11, 2020
c. I am a completely rational person June 2-11, 2020 20 50 26 3 1 0
d. I am fully in control of my own fate June 2-11, 2020 17 40 33 7 3 0
ASK IF INTERNET HOUSEHOLD (XLAPTOP=2):
SNS_REL How often do you use these social media sites or apps? [RANDOMIZE] BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
No Never Rarely Sometimes Often answer a. Facebook
June 2-11, 2020 20 14 20 45 1
b. Twitter June 2-11, 2020 66 14 10 8 1 c. Instagram June 2-11, 2020 53 13 16 17 1 d. LinkedIn June 2-11, 2020 64 19 12 4 1
e. Snapchat June 2-11, 2020 69 11 10 9 1
f. WhatsApp June 2-11, 2020 70 12 9 8 1
g. Reddit June 2-11, 2020 78 10 5 6 1
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ASK ALL FOLNEWS Would you say you follow the news…
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
June 2-11 2020 2 Never 11 Rarely 32 Sometimes 54 Often 1 No answer
ASK ALL
NEWS_PLATFORM How often do you get news from…? [RANDOMIZE; ASK NEWS_PLATFORM_d ONLY IF XLAPTOP=2]
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
No Never Rarely Sometimes Often answer a. Television
June 2-11, 2020 11 15 27 46 1
b. Radio June 2-11, 2020 21 27 36 15 1
c. Print publications June 2-11, 2020 31 32 24 13 1
d. A smartphone, computer or tablet June 2-11, 2020 6 8 31 53 1
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ASK IF GETS NEWS FROM DIGITAL DEVICES AT LEAST RARELY (NEWS_PLATFORM_d=2-4) [N=1,860]
NEWSDIG_PLATFORM Now thinking about the news you get on a smartphone, computer, or tablet, how often do you get news from… [RANDOMIZE]
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
No Never Rarely Sometimes Often answer a. News websites or apps
June 2-11, 2020 12 17 33 30 *
b. Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram June 2-11, 2020 22 17 29 23 *
c. Search through Google or other search engines June 2-11, 2020 9 18 38 26 *
d. Podcasts June 2-11, 2020 57 19 11 5 1
e. Email newsletters June 2-11, 2020 33 25 24 9 *
ASK IF GETS NEWS FROM MORE THAN ONE PLATFORM (AT LEAST TWO OF NEWS_PLATFORM_a-c=2-4 AND NEWSDIG_PLATFORM_a-e=2-4)
NEWS_PREFER_NEW Which do you prefer for getting news? [RANDOMIZE IN SAME ORDER AS FOR NEWS_PLATFORM AND NEWSDIG_PLATFORM; SHOW ONLY THOSE USED AT LEAST RARELY IN NEWS_PLATFORM_a-c=2-4 OR NEWSDIG_PLATFORM_a-e=2-4; AUTOPUNCH IF ONLY USES ONE SOURCE]
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
June 2-11 2020 42 Television 5 Radio 7 Print publications 20 News websites or apps 11 Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram 9 Search through Google or other search engines 2 Podcasts 2 Email newsletters * No answer
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1 Never gets news from any of these
ASK ALL
WORDOFMOUTH How often do you get news and information from people you know, such as family, friends, and acquaintances?
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
June 2-11 2020 3 Never 21 Rarely 56 Sometimes 19 Often 1 No answer
ASK IF INTERNET HOUSEHOLD (XLAPTOP=2)
NEWSAGG_REL How often do you use these sites or apps?
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
No Never Rarely Sometimes Often answer a. Apple News
June 2-11, 2020 75 11 10 3 1
b. Flipboard June 2-11, 2020 92 4 2 1 1
c. Pocket June 2-11, 2020 94 2 2 1 1
d. Google News June 2-11, 2020 44 20 24 11 1
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ASK IF INTERNET HOUSEHOLD (XLAPTOP=2)
YTNEWS_REL How often do you get news from YouTube videos, either in the YouTube app, on youtube.com, or by seeing a YouTube video somewhere else, such as on social media?
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
June 2-11 2020 41 Never 27 Rarely 23 Sometimes 9 Often 1 No answer ASK ALL
PROVIDERS Now we want you to think about the types of news organizations you turn to, whether offline or online.
Thinking about these types of news organizations, how often do you get news and information from…? [RANDOMIZE]
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
No Never Rarely Sometimes Often answer a. Daily newspapers
June 2-11, 2020 41 25 19 14 1
b. National network TV news, such as ABC, CBS, NBC, or PBS
June 2-11, 2020 16 20 31 32 1
c. Local TV news June 2-11, 2020 13 17 29 40 1
d. Cable TV news, such as CNN, Fox News, or MSNBC June 2-11, 2020 21 22 29 27 1
e. Talk radio June 2-11, 2020 50 24 17 7 1
f. Public radio June 2-11, 2020 38 25 26 9 1
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ASK ALL ORIGCONF How confident are you that you can tell whether a news organization does its own reporting?
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
June 2-11 2020 9 Very confident 46 Pretty confident 35 Not too confident 8 Not confident at all 1 No answer
ASK ALL
ORIGREPORT Do you believe that each of the following does its own news reporting? [RANDOMIZE ITEMS]
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
No, does Yes, does not do its its own own No reporting reporting Not sure answer a. Google News
June 2-11, 2020 11 31 57 1
b. Facebook June 2-11, 2020 6 51 42 1
c. ABC News June 2-11, 2020 56 9 34 1
d. HuffPost June 2-11, 2020 23 13 62 2
e. The Wall Street Journal June 2-11, 2020 52 7 40 1
f. Apple News June 2-11, 2020 7 26 66 1
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ASK ALL
NEWSPAY In the past year, have you paid for news?
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
June 2-11 2020 17 Yes 83 No 1 No answer ASK ALL
NEWFORMSKNOW How much do you know about each of the following devices or services? [RANDOMIZE]
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
Don’t know Know a Know a anything No lot little at all answer a. A voice-controlled smart speaker, such as an Alexa or a Google Home
June 2-11, 2020 25 48 25 1
b. A smartwatch, such as an Apple Watch or Fitbit Versa June 2-11, 2020 20 43 36 1
c. A streaming device such as a Roku, Chromecast, or Fire Stick June 2-11, 2020 29 43 27 1 d. Internet streaming services such as Netflix or Hulu June 2-11, 2020 48 38 13 1 e. Push notifications or alerts on a mobile device June 2-11, 2020 30 45 25 1
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ASK IF INTERNET HOUSEHOLD AND KNOWS OF ANY ITEMS IN NEWFORMSKNOW (XLAPTOP=2 AND NEWFORMSKNOW_a-e=1,2)
NEWFORMSNEWS And how often do you get news from…? [RANDOMIZE IN SAME ORDER AS NEWFORMSKNOW; SHOW ONLY THOSE ITEMS KNOWN OF IN NEWFORMSKNOW_a-e=1,2]
No Never Rarely Sometimes Often answer
BASED ON KNOWS SMART SPEAKER:
a. A voice-controlled smart speaker, such as an Alexa or a Google Home
June 2-11, 2020 [N=1,488] 66 18 12 3 1
BASED ON KNOWS SMARTWATCH: b. A smartwatch, such as an Apple Watch or Fitbit Versa June 2-11, 2020 [N=1,230] 79 10 7 3 *
BASED ON KNOWS STREAMING DEVICE: c. A streaming device such as a Roku, Chromecast, or Fire Stick June 2-11, 2020 [N=1,427] 66 15 13 6 1
BASED ON KNOWS STREAMING SERVICE: d. Internet streaming services such as Netflix or Hulu June 2-11, 2020 [N=1,737] 67 16 11 6 *
BASED ON KNOWS PUSH NOTIFICATIONS/ALERTS: e. Push notifications or alerts on a mobile device
June 2-11, 2020 [N=1,454] 32 26 30 12 1
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ASK ALL
NEWFORMS_DIRECT And how often do you get news or information directly from each of the following? This can include attending or watching a meeting or event, reading a newsletter or flyer, or going to their website or social media page. [RANDOMIZE]
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
No Never Rarely Sometimes Often answer
a. An elected official or government agency
June 2-11, 2020 36 29 28 5 1
b. An advocacy group
June 2-11, 2020 56 24 16 2 1
c. A local organization such as a church or school group
June 2-11, 2020 51 24 19 5 1
d. A political advertisement or mailer June 2-11, 2020 48 30 18 3 1
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ASK ALL
NEWSPAY_PROBE Which of the following have you or someone in your household paid for in the past year? [RANDOMIZE]
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
No, have not Yes, paid in paid in last No last year year answer a. A subscription to a newspaper, magazine, or news website
June 2-11, 2020 31 68 1
b. A donation to a public broadcaster or other news organization
June 2-11, 2020 10 89 2
c. A cable or satellite TV subscription
June 2-11, 2020 59 40 1
d. Internet access on a mobile phone or at home June 2-11, 2020 86 12 1 e. A subscription to satellite radio June 2-11, 2020 20 79 1
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ASK ALL
CITIZENIMPORT Thinking about what it means to be a good citizen, how important is it to… [RANDOMIZE]
BASED ON TOTAL NON-METERED [N=2,021]
Very Somewhat Not too Not at all No important important important important answer a. Follow what is happening in the news
June 2-11, 2020 47 40 8 3 1
b. Vote in elections June 2-11, 2020 80 12 2 4 2
c. Serve jury duty if called June 2-11, 2020 63 26 6 5 2 d. Volunteer to help others June 2-11, 2020 47 43 5 3 1
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METERED RESPONDENTS (IPSOS PASSIVE PANEL) PRELIMINARY RESULTS2
ASK IF METERED PANELIST (XPASSIVE = 1) [N=1,694]:
INTERNET_DEVICE Do you use any of the following devices to access the internet? [RANDOMIZE ITEMS A-B]
Yes No No answer a. A smartphone or tablet June 2-11, 2020 98 2 * b. A desktop or laptop computer June 2-11, 2020 91 9 *
RANDOMIZE MOBILE_DEVICE_OWNER AND PC_DEVICE_OWNER IN SAME ORDER AS INTERNET_DEVICE A-B
ASK IF USES MOBILE DEVICE TO ACCESS INTERNET (INTERNET_DEVICE_A=1) [N=1,639]:
MOBILE_DEVICE_OWNER Thinking about all the SMARTPHONES OR TABLETS you use to access the internet, are any of them…
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N= 1,694]:
Yes No No answer a. Owned by you or a family member June 2-11, 2020 96 1 1 b. Provided by someone else such as an employer, library, or school June 2-11, 2020 10 87 1
ASK IF USES PC TO ACCESS INTERNET (INTERNET_DEVICE_B=1) [N=1,553]:
PC_DEVICE_OWNER Thinking about all the DESKTOP OR LAPTOP COMPUTERS you use to access the internet, are any of them…
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N= 1,694]:
Yes No No answer a. Owned by you or a family member June 2-11, 2020 88 2 1 b. Provided by someone else such as an employer, library, or school June 2-11, 2020 24 65 1
2 Results of the passive panel may change following internal decisions about data trimming and weighting.
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ASK IF USES MORE THAN ONE DEVICE TYPE TO ACCESS THE INTERNET (AT LEAST TWO OF MOBILE_DEVICE_OWNER_a/b=1 OR PC_DEVICE_OWNER_a/b=1)
PRIMARY_DEVICE_NEW Which do you use MOST often to access the internet? [RANDOMIZE IN SAME ORDER AS INTERNET_DEVICE; SHOW ONLY THOSE WHERE MOBILE_DEVICE_OWNER/PC_DEVICE_OWNER=1]
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N= 1,694]:
June 2-11 2020 61 A smartphone or tablet owned by you or a family member * A smartphone or tablet provided by someone else 35 A desktop or laptop computer owned by you or a family member 3 A desktop or laptop computer provided by someone else 0 No answer ASK ALL
VOL1_CPS In the past 12 months, did you spend any time volunteering for any organization or association?
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
June 2-11 2020 31 Yes 69 No * No answer
ASK IF DOES NOT VOLUNTEER OR DID NOT ANSWER VOL1_CPS (VOL1_CPS=2 OR REFUSED)
VOL2_CPS Some people don’t think of activities they do infrequently or for children’s schools or youth organizations as volunteer activities. In the past 12 months have you done any of these types of activities?
BASED ON METERED WHO SAID NO TO VOL1 OR REFUSED VOL1 (VOL1_CPS=2 OR VOL1_CPS=99) [N=1,099]
June 2-11 2020 7 Yes 61 No * No answer
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ASK ALL
SDE Please indicate how well each of the following statements describes you. [RANDOMIZE] BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
Extremely Very Somewhat Not too Not at No well well well well all well answer a. My first impressions of people usually turn out to be right
June 2-11, 2020 14 41 41 4 1 0
b. I am very confident of my judgments June 2-11, 2020 21 52 22 4 1 0 c. I am a completely rational person
June 2-11, 2020 24 50 22 3 1 0
d. I am fully in control of my own fate June 2-11, 2020 19 42 28 7 3 0
ASK IF INTERNET HOUSEHOLD (XLAPTOP=2):
SNS_REL How often do you use these social media sites or apps? [RANDOMIZE] BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
Never Rarely Sometimes Often No answer
a. Facebook June 2-11, 2020 12 13 19 55 *
b. Twitter June 2-11, 2020 56 19 13 11 1
c. Instagram June 2-11, 2020 45 17 19 18 *
d. LinkedIn June 2-11, 2020 55 26 14 5 *
e. Snapchat June 2-11, 2020 68 15 9 8 *
f. WhatsApp June 2-11, 2020 70 11 8 11 *
g. Reddit June 2-11, 2020 75 11 8 6 *
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ASK IF METERED PANELIST AND USES SOCIAL MEDIA AT LEAST RARELY (XPASSIVE=1 AND SNS_REL_a-g=2-4)
SNS_SPEC You told us that you use each of the following. More specifically, in THE PAST 7 DAYS, how many days did you use... [SHOW ONLY THOSE USED AT LEAST RARELY IN SNS_REL (2-4); RANDOMIZE IN SAME ORDER AS SNS_REL; SHOW NUMERIC BOX ACCEPTING ONLY 0 THROUGH 7 DAYS]
No 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ans.
BASED ON FACEBOOK USERS: a. Facebook June 2-11, 2020 [N=1,473] 6 7 4 5 3 7 5 62 1
BASED ON TWITTER USERS: b. Twitter June 2-11, 2020 [N=680] 26 17 14 6 3 6 3 23 2
BASED ON INSTAGRAM USERS: c. Instagram June 2-11, 2020 [N=806] 14 18 11 10 4 7 3 31 2
BASED ON LINKEDIN USERS: d. LinkedIn June 2-11, 2020 [N=782] 44 25 9 6 3 5 1 7 2
BASED ON SNAPCHAT USERS: e. Snapchat June 2-11, 2020 [N=418] 26 19 7 7 5 6 5 24 1
BASED ON WHATSAPP USERS: f. WhatsApp June 2-11, 2020 [N=441] 32 12 8 5 3 5 3 31 2
BASED ON REDDIT USERS: g. Reddit June 2-11, 2020 [N=376] 33 19 10 9 3 2 3 21 1
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ASK ALL FOLNEWS Would you say you follow the news…
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
June 2-11 2020 2 Never 12 Rarely 34 Sometimes 52 Often * No answer ASK ALL
NEWS_PLATFORM How often do you get news from…? [RANDOMIZE; ASK NEWS_PLATFORM_d ONLY IF XLAPTOP=2]
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
No Never Rarely Sometimes Often answer a. Television
June 2-11, 2020 12 16 26 45 1
b. Radio June 2-11, 2020 26 26 34 14 *
c. Print publications June 2-11, 2020 36 33 20 10 *
d. A smartphone, computer or tablet June 2-11, 2020 4 9 33 54 *
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ASK IF GETS NEWS FROM DIGITAL DEVICES AT LEAST RARELY (NEWS_PLATFORM_d=2-4) [N=1,628]
NEWSDIG_PLATFORM Now thinking about the news you get on a smartphone, computer, or tablet, how often do you get news from… [RANDOMIZE]
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
No Never Rarely Sometimes Often answer a. News websites or apps
June 2-11, 2020 10 19 40 28 0
b. Social media such as Face- book, Twitter, or Instagram June 2-11, 2020 19 19 31 27 *
c. Search through Google or other search engines June 2-11, 2020 8 19 44 25 *
d. Podcasts June 2-11, 2020 59 22 11 4 *
e. Email newsletters June 2-11, 2020 35 25 27 9 *
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ASK IF GETS NEWS FROM MORE THAN ONE PLATFORM (AT LEAST TWO OF NEWS_PLATFORM_a-c=2-4 AND NEWSDIG_PLATFORM_a-e=2-4)
NEWS_PREFER_NEW Which do you prefer for getting news? [RANDOMIZE IN SAME ORDER AS FOR NEWS_PLATFORM AND NEWSDIG_PLATFORM; SHOW ONLY THOSE USED AT LEAST RARELY IN NEWS_PLATFORM_a-c=2-4 OR NEWSDIG_PLATFORM_a-e=2-4; AUTOPUNCH IF ONLY USES ONE SOURCE]
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
June 2-11 2020 41 Television 5 Radio 5 Print publications 21 News websites or apps 11 Social media such as Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram 12 Search through Google or other search engines 2 Podcasts 2 Email newsletters 1 No answer
1 Never gets news from any of these ASK ALL
WORDOFMOUTH How often do you get news and information from people you know, such as family, friends, and acquaintances?
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
June 2-11 2020 3 Never 25 Rarely 55 Sometimes 17 Often * No answer
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ASK IF METERED PANELIST AND GETS NEWS FROM WEBSITES AT LEAST RARELY (XPASSIVE=1 AND NEWSDIG_PLATFORM_a=2-4) [N=1,458]
NEWSSITE_SPEC You told us that you get news from news websites or news apps. More specifically, in THE PAST 7 DAYS, how many days did you get news from a news website or app? Note that this does not include social media. [SHOW NUMERIC BOX ACCEPTING ONLY 0 THROUGH 7]
June 2-11 2020 36 7 days 5 6 11 5 9 4 12 3 14 2 7 1 5 0 1 No answer
ASK IF INTERNET HOUSEHOLD (XLAPTOP=2)
NEWSAGG_REL How often do you use these sites or apps?
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
No Never Rarely Sometimes Often answer a. Apple News
June 2-11, 2020 73 12 12 3 *
b. Flipboard June 2-11, 2020 91 5 2 1 *
c. Pocket June 2-11, 2020 94 3 3 * *
d. Google News June 2-11, 2020 37 20 30 13 1
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ASK IF METERED PANELIST AND GETS NEWS FROM NEWS AGGREGATORS AT LEAST RARELY (XPASSIVE=1 AND NEWSAGG_REL =2-4)
NEWSAGG_SPEC You told us that you use each of the following. More specifically, in THE PAST 7 DAYS, how many days did you use... [SHOW ONLY THOSE USED AT LEAST RARELY IN NEWSAGG_REL_a-d=2-4; RANDOMIZE IN SAME ORDER AS NEWSAGG_REL; SHOW NUMERIC BOX ACCEPTING ONLY 0 THROUGH 7]
No 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 ans.
BASED ON APPLE NEWS: a. Apple News June 2-11, 2020 [N=432] 13 21 17 15 7 7 2 15 2
Items b (Flipboard) and c (Pocket) omitted due to low sample size.
BASED ON GOOGLE NEWS: d. Google News June 2-11, 2020 [N=1,058] 12 14 19 15 8 8 4 18 2
ASK IF INTERNET HOUSEHOLD (XLAPTOP=2)
YTNEWS_REL How often do you get news from YouTube videos, either in the YouTube app, on youtube.com, or by seeing a YouTube video somewhere else, such as on social media?
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
June 2-11 2020 39 Never 27 Rarely 25 Sometimes 9 Often * No answer
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ASK IF METERED PANELIST AND GETS NEWS FROM YOUTUBE AT LEAST RARELY (XPASSIVE=1 AND YTNEWS_REL =2-4) [N=1,012]:
YTNEWS_ SPEC You told us that you got news from YouTube videos. More specifically, in THE PAST 7 DAYS, how many days did you get news from YouTube videos, either in the YouTube app, on youtube.com, or by seeing a YouTube video somewhere else, such as on social media? [SHOW NUMERIC BOX ACCEPTING ONLY 0 THROUGH 7]
June 2-11 2020 12 7 days 2 6 8 5 7 4 12 3 17 2 21 1 18 0 1 No answer
ASK ALL: PROVIDERS Now we want you to think about the types of news organizations you turn to, whether offline or online.
Thinking about these types of news organizations, how often do you get news and information from…? [RANDOMIZE]
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
No Never Rarely Sometimes Often answer a. Daily newspapers June 2-11, 2020 48 25 15 12 1
b. National network TV news, such as ABC, CBS, NBC, or PBS June 2-11, 2020 18 22 28 31 1 c. Local TV news June 2-11, 2020 14 18 31 36 1 d. Cable TV news, such as CNN, Fox News, or MSNBC June 2-11, 2020 24 22 26 27 1
e. Talk radio June 2-11, 2020 54 21 17 7 1
f. Public radio June 2-11, 2020 40 25 23 11 1
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ASK IF METERED PANELIST (XPASSIVE =1) [N=1,694] NEWSORG_SPEC In THE PAST 7 DAYS, did you get news from the WEBSITE OR APP of any of these news organizations? That is, did you get news ONLINE from any of these? [2 SCREENS TOTAL; RANDOMIZE WITHIN SCREEN AND RANDOMIZE ORDER OF SCREEN 1 AND SCREEN 2]
June 2-11 2020 Screen 1: 7 Vox 39 CNN 31 Fox News 35 ABC News 3 Breitbart 12 The Guardian 17 USA Today 10 The Hill
Screen 2: 28 The New York Times 10 Time 6 Univision 16 HuffPost 10 Business Insider 17 The Wall Street Journal 14 New York Post 18 BBC
ASK ALL
ORIGCONF How confident are you that you can tell whether a news organization does its own reporting?
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
June 2-11 2020 11 Very confident 46 Pretty confident 32 Not too confident 10 Not confident at all 1 No answer
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ASK ALL
ORIGREPORT Do you believe that each of the following does its own news reporting? [RANDOMIZE ITEMS]
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
No, does Yes, does not do its its own own No reporting reporting Not sure answer a. Google News
June 2-11, 2020 13 35 51 1
b. Facebook June 2-11, 2020 6 58 35 1
c. ABC News June 2-11, 2020 57 9 34 1
d. HuffPost June 2-11, 2020 29 13 57 1
e. The Wall Street Journal June 2-11, 2020 50 7 41 1
f. Apple News June 2-11, 2020 9 30 61 1
ASK ALL NEWSPAY In the past year, have you paid for news?
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
June 2-11 2020 16 Yes 84 No * No answer
ASK ALL
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NEWFORMSKNOW How much do you know about each of the following devices or services? [RANDOMIZE]
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
Don’t know Know a Know a anything No lot little at all answer a. A voice-controlled smart speaker, such as an Alexa or a Google Home
June 2-11, 2020 32 50 17 *
b. A smartwatch, such as an Apple Watch or Fitbit Versa June 2-11, 2020 25 47 27 1
c. A streaming device such as a Roku, Chromecast, or Fire Stick June 2-11, 2020 40 41 19 * d. Internet streaming services such as Netflix or Hulu June 2-11, 2020 57 35 7 * e. Push notifications or alerts on a mobile device June 2-11, 2020 40 42 18 *
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ASK IF INTERNET HOUSEHOLD AND KNOWS OF ANY ITEMS IN NEWFORMSKNOW (XLAPTOP=2 AND NEWFORMSKNOW_a-e=1,2)
NEWFORMSNEWS And how often do you get news from…? [RANDOMIZE IN SAME ORDER AS NEWFORMSKNOW; SHOW ONLY THOSE ITEMS KNOWN OF IN NEWFORMSKNOW_a-e=1,2]
No Never Rarely Sometimes Often answer
BASED ON KNOWS SMART SPEAKER: a. A voice-controlled smart speaker, such as an Alexa or a Google Home
June 2-11, 2020 [N=1,370] 65 16 12 6 1
BASED ON KNOWS SMARTWATCH:
b. A smartwatch, such as an Apple Watch or Fitbit Versa June 2-11, 2020 [N=1,168] 78 9 8 5 *
BASED ON KNOWS STREAMING DEVICE: c. A streaming device such as a Roku, Chromecast, or Fire Stick June 2-11, 2020 [N=1,351] 62 14 13 10 *
BASED ON KNOWS STREAMING SERVICE:
d. Internet streaming services such as Netflix or Hulu June 2-11, 2020 [N=1,558] 64 14 12 9 1
BASED ON KNOWS PUSH NOTIFICATIONS/ALERTS: e. Push notifications or alerts on a mobile device June 2-11, 2020 [N=1,333] 27 23 36 14 1
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ASK ALL
NEWFORMS_DIRECT And how often do you get news or information directly from each of the following? This can include attending or watching a meeting or event, reading a newsletter or flyer, or going to their website or social media page. [RANDOMIZE]
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
No Never Rarely Sometimes Often answer
a. An elected official or government agency
June 2-11, 2020 41 26 26 6 1
b. An advocacy group June 2-11, 2020 56 23 16 4 1
c. A local organization such as a church or school group June 2-11, 2020 56 19 17 7 1
d. A political advertisement or mailer June 2-11, 2020 51 28 16 4 1
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ASK ALL
NEWSPAY_PROBE Which of the following have you or someone in your household paid for in the past year? [RANDOMIZE]
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
No, have not Yes, paid in paid in last No last year year answer a. A subscription to a newspaper, magazine, or news website
June 2-11, 2020 27 73 1
b. A donation to a public broadcaster or other news organization
June 2-11, 2020 11 88 1
c. A cable or satellite TV subscription June 2-11, 2020 59 39 1 d. Internet access on a mobile phone or at home June 2-11, 2020 88 11 1 e. A subscription to satellite radio June 2-11, 2020 23 75 2
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CITIZENIMPORT Thinking about what it means to be a good citizen, how important is it to… [RANDOMIZE]
BASED ON TOTAL METERED [N=1,694]
Very Somewhat Not too Not at all No important important important important answer a. Follow what is happening in the news
June 2-11, 2020 45 41 9 4 1
b. Vote in elections June 2-11, 2020 80 12 4 3 1
c. Serve jury duty if called June 2-11, 2020 63 24 7 5 1 d. Volunteer to help others June 2-11, 2020 49 40 8 3 1
ASK IF METERED PANELIST (XPASSIVE=1) [N=1,694]
PASSIVEDEVICE As you may recall, you recently consented to allow your internet usage to be tracked on your PC or mobile device. Aside from the device(s) being tracked, how many OTHER PCs or mobile devices, if any, do you regularly use?
June 2-11 2020 * 10 devices 0 9 * 8 * 7 * 6 1 5 2 4 9 3 22 2 33 1 28 0 4 No answer
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